Balotaszallas Szennyviztisztito Telep - Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Balotaszállás, Hungary

Balotaszallas Szennyviztisztito Telep is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Balotaszállás, a small town in the Dél-Alföld region of Hungary. The plant serves a population of 425, classifying it as a small agglomeration under Hungarian and EU regulations. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) for agglomerations of this size discharging into freshwater. The plant has a designed capacity of 1,100 m³/day and currently treats an average daily volume of 50.1 m³, indicating significant spare capacity. The treated effluent is discharged into local watercourses that drain into the Tisza River basin, ultimately reaching the Danube River and the Black Sea. The plant plays a key role in protecting the region's groundwater and surface water quality, supporting agricultural and ecological needs in the Dél-Alföld plain.

The plant discharges into the Tisza River basin, which flows into the Danube and then the Black Sea. The Dél-Alföld region is a lowland agricultural area with sensitive groundwater resources. Secondary treatment helps reduce organic load and nutrients, protecting downstream aquatic ecosystems from eutrophication and maintaining water quality for irrigation and biodiversity.